On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2322 to S. 1692 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000)

Number:
Senate Vote #334 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Oct 20, 1999 (106th Congress)
Result:
Motion to Table Failed
Related Bill:
S. 1692 (106th): Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1999
Introduced by Sen. Richard “Rick” Santorum [R-PA, 1995-2006] on October 5, 1999
Current Status: At President

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Republican     Democrat
  Yea 36
 
 
36%
4 32
  Nay 63
 
 
63%
50 13
Not Voting 1
 
 
1%
1 0
Required: Simple Majority

Vote Details

Notes

What’s the difference between aye and yea?

There is no meaningful difference between aye and yea (and nay and no), but the terms are used in different sorts of votes based on Congress’s long tradition of parliamentary procedure. The House and Senate follow the U.S. Constitution strictly when it says that bills should be decided on by the “yeas and nays” (Article I, Section 7). The House sometimes operates under a special set of rules called the “Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union” (or “Committee of the Whole” for short), which is a sort of pseudo-committee that is made up of every congressman. During this mode of operation, the House uses the terms “aye” and “no” instead. (See the Rules of the House, Rule XX, and House Practice in the section Voting.)